Paperbark: Melaleuca irbyana
By Aloma D
Published 13 June 2023
Lady,
your exfoliation
seems extreme.
Does it hurt
to shed layers
like past wrongs,
dirtied handkerchiefs?
Every day
you open yourself up and the
barbarian hands of the world
tear you down.
And beneath
the shredded rags,
such peachy,
tender flesh.